Enrollment data does NOT support the need
to build a new middle school
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The chart below shows actual live births in the UP School District
*Source: Page 7 of the UPSD Enrollment Projections Prepared
by The Montgomery County Planning Commission. Click here to download pdf
The colored markings are added for this detailed breakdown
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A 2000/1 birth rate is our current 10th grade class which is an uncommonly small class.
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B 2002-05 is our current 6-8th grade middle school students
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C 2007/8 birth rate is our current 3rd grade class that is our largest class that we need to accommodate for their time in
middle school entering in 2019. -
The UPSD's Act 34 booklet in the "Need For The Project" section only describes the upward trend to the left of 2008/2009 births.
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D shows the steady decline after the current 3rd grade class on right for current and future enrollment.
D
D
C
A
B
B
B
D
D
D
D
This small student bubble entering middle school
in 2019 does not justify building
a new school at such a high cost.
We Don't Need a New Middle School.
They WANT a New Middle School.
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Chart from Page 7